Information About

Skwentna River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 59' 8.002" N,
151 ° 8' 22.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Tributary to

Length

100 mi (160.93 km)

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Tributaries

North Twin Glacier, South Twin Glacier, Chickak River, Happy River, Hayes River, Black and Tan Creek, Crystal Creek, Emerald Creek, Muddy Creek, Portage Creek, Quartz Creek,

Skwentna River in Detail.

About

heads at South Twin Glacier at 612600N, 1524100W, flows N and E to Yentna River, 63 mi. N of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900,p. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Skwent River."

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-4 (1993), Tyonek D-4 NE (2016),

Related Places

Black and Tan Creek, Crystal Creek, Emerald Creek, Muddy Creek, Portage Creek, Quartz Creek,

Places Near Skwentna River

Areas:

Q-ech-elt-at, Shqitnu Hdakaq-,

Flats:

Kentuhdilk-el Kena, Snag Flats,

Lakes:

Bulchitna Lake, Eightmile Lake, Fish Lakes, Link Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Top Lake,

Mountains:

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Rivers:

Skwentna River,

Streams:

Bottle Creek, Donkey Creek, Donkey Creek Slough, Eightmile Creek, Fish Lake Creek, Hewitt Creek, Yenlo Creek,